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U.S. stealth bombers strike 'hardened' underground weapons sites in Houthi-run parts of Yemen![]() Washington DC (UPI) Oct 17, 2024 U.S. military forces hit Houthi weapons storage facilities in northwestern areas of Yemen controlled by the Iran-backed rebels overnight, targeting their ability to attack American and international shipping transiting the Red Sea, the Pentagon said. "Precision strikes" by U.S. Air Force long-range stealth B-2 warplanes targeted five hardened underground weapons storage sites housing various weapons components of types that the Houthis had deployed against military vessels throughout the region ... read more |
Baylor engineers introduce ultra-clean biofuel combustion technologyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024 Baylor University researchers from the Cornerstone Atomization and Combustion Lab (CAC) have developed an advanced method for burning biofuels with minimal emissions. Using a new Swirl Burst (SB) in ... more
Iowa Supreme Court mulling Summit pipeline lawsuitWashington DC (UPI) Oct 15, 2024 The Iowa Supreme Court is weighing a decision that could uphold a pipeline company's eminent domain right to survey property without landowner permission. ... more
Israel tells US will not hit Iran's nuclear or oil facilities: mediaWashington (AFP) Oct 15, 2024 Israel has assured the White House that a planned retaliatory attack on Iran won't target nuclear or oil facilities, US media reported Monday. ... more
Iran condemns 'illegal and unjustified' US sanctions on oil industry: ministryTehran (AFP) Oct 13, 2024 Iran condemned Sunday what it called an "illegal and unjustified" expansion of US sanctions targeting its oil industry following Tehran's missile attack on Israel earlier this month. ... more |
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Human remains found in SUV that triggered Texas gas pipeline fireWashington DC (UPI) Sep 19, 2024 Deer Park, Texas, police on Thursday confirmed human remains were found in an SUV that caused a days-long raging pipeline fire Monday. ... more |
Electrochemical cell converts captured carbon to green fuel with high efficiencyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 18, 2024 Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed an innovative electrochemical cell that efficiently converts bicarbonate solution, derived from captured carbon, into formate fuel. This ... more
Azerbaijan says 'God-given' oil and gas will help it go greenBaku (AFP) Sept 17, 2024 Flames soar into the air from a sandstone outcrop on a hillside of the Absheron peninsula near Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, as it prepares to host the COP29 climate conference. ... more
Using sunlight to recycle harmful gases into valuable productsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2024 Researchers at McGill University have developed a sunlight-driven method to convert two of the most harmful greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals. This breakthrough could offer both environmental ... more
Pennsylvania's fracking industry plans to continue, whoever wins White HouseCanonsburg, United States (AFP) Sept 15, 2024 Pennsylvanians working in the controversial fracking industry are confident that the sector will endure, whoever wins the White House in November's presidential election. ... more |
New study highlights improved ethanol production method using CO2 and NanocatalystsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 15, 2024 A recent study titled 'Time-Resolved Operando Insights into the Tunable Selectivity of Cu-Zn Nanocubes during Pulsed CO2 Electroreduction' has revealed a more efficient method for converting carbon ... more ![]() |
2024 Global Methane Report shows significant growth in emissionsParis, France (SPX) Sep 15, 2024 The 2024 Global Methane Budget offers a sobering look at current global methane emissions. The report reveals that human activities are responsible for more than two-thirds of all methane emissions ... more
The Hague to ban fossil fuel adsThe Hague (AFP) Sept 13, 2024 The Dutch city of The Hague has become the first in the world to pass local laws banning advertisements for fossil fuels, petrol cars and long-distance air travel, officials said Friday. ... more
Support for Trump, questions for Harris in pro-fracking PennsylvaniaWest Bethlehem Township, United States (AFP) Sept 13, 2024 For Pennsylvania farmer George Wherry, 85, fracking for natural gas under his otherwise bucolic fields means greater economic "freedom" - one of the many reasons he'll be voting for Donald Trump in November. ... more
Salvage operation for stricken Red Sea tanker underway: Greek defence sourceAthens (AFP) Sept 14, 2024 An operation to tow an abandoned tanker struck by Yemen's Huthi rebels in August, threatening environmental disaster, began Saturday and is ongoing, a Greek defence ministry source told AFP. ... more |
Philippines recovers oil from sunken tanker, avoids disasterManila (AFP) Sept 12, 2024 The Philippine government said it had completed on Thursday the recovery of fuel cargo from a sunken oil tanker on Manila Bay, avoiding an "environmental catastrophe". ... more
Global oil demand growth slows as China slumps: IEAParis (AFP) Sept 12, 2024 Global oil demand grew at its slowest pace since 2020 in the first half of 2024 due to China's economic slump, the International Energy Agency said Thursday, prompting the IEA to lower its full-year forecast. ... more
Biomethane Production on Peat Soils Leads to Higher CO2 Emissions than Natural GasLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 A rapid expansion in the cultivation of crops like maize to generate biomethane-a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels-is inadvertently causing significant carbon emissions. A new study by the UK Cen ... more
Iran president deepens Iraq ties on first foreign tripBaghdad (AFP) Sept 11, 2024 Iran and Iraq on Wednesday signed more than a dozen agreements to deepen already strong ties as Masoud Pezeshkian visited Baghdad on his first foreign trip as president of the Islamic republic. ... more |
Chinese PM meets Saudi crown prince during Riyadh visitRiyadh (AFP) Sept 11, 2024 Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Salman met on Wednesday with visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang to discuss bilateral ties, Saudi state media said. ... more
Iran president says 14 agreements signed with Iraq to expand tiesBaghdad (AFP) Sept 11, 2024 Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, announced that over a dozen agreements were signed with Iraq on Wednesday during his visit to the neighbouring country. ... more
MiQ updates guidance on satellite data for verifying methane emissionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 10, 2024 MiQ, a leader in emissions certification, has refined its monitoring Equivalency Table to better assist oil and gas producers in utilizing various technologies, including satellites, for the credibl ... more
Chinese prime minister arrives in Saudi ArabiaRiyadh (AFP) Sept 10, 2024 Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang arrived Tuesday in Riyadh, Saudi state media reported, on the first leg of a regional Gulf trip that will also take him to the UAE. ... more |
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Methane rising faster than other greenhouse gases: researchersParis (AFP) Sept 10, 2024 Concentrations in the atmosphere of the powerful greenhouse gas methane are rising at an accelerating pace, threatening efforts by countries to meet their climate targets, researchers warned on Tuesday. ... more |
Hijacked, sunk, set ablaze: Yemen rebels' Red Sea attacksDubai (AFP) Sept 10, 2024 Yemen's Huthi rebels have attacked scores of merchant ships off the country's coast over the past 10 months as part of a sometimes-deadly campaign they say is in solidarity with Palestinians during the Gaza war. ... more
Oil tanker ablaze off Yemen threatens environmental disasterDubai (AFP) Sept 10, 2024 An abandoned tanker carrying more than one million barrels of crude oil could contaminate vast areas of the Red Sea in a severe, long-term environmental disaster if it breaks up or explodes, experts warn. ... more
US senator urges COP29 host Azerbaijan to free activistsWashington (AFP) Sept 9, 2024 A key US senator called Monday for Azerbaijan officials to release 15 jailed activists and journalists ahead of the United Nations COP29 climate summit in Baku in November. ... more
China says Premier Li Qiang to visit Saudi, UAE this weekBeijing (AFP) Sept 9, 2024 Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates this week, Beijing's foreign ministry said Monday. ... more |
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